CONSERVATION PRACTICES FOR TOBACCO LANDS 



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seeded over the old tobacco ridges and their effectiveness carried 

 through the winter. A satisfactory seedbed can be made with only 

 slight preparation, such as a very light disking or harrowing which 

 does not level the land. Retaining the row ridges will have the fur- 

 ther advantage of carrying the row pattern through until the next 



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Figuee 26. — Cover crops seeded early furnish effective cover. A, Coyer seeded 

 in early September gives ample protection. B, Cover seeded in October leaves 

 land bare and unprotected in the spring. 



